1. Saint Ephraim the Syrian, a teacher of repentance, was born at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nisibis (Mesopotamia) into the family of impoverished toilers of the soil. His parents…
Saint John Chrysostom, this great ecumenical teacher and hierarch, died in the city of Comana in the year 407 on his way to a place of exile. He had been condemned by the intrigues of…
Saint Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia Metropolitan Iosif Naniescu, canonized under the name of the Holy Hierarch Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia, was born in 1820 into the family of the priest Ananias Mihalache,…
Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople He was a great Father and teacher of the Church, was born into a Christian family of eminent lineage in the year 329, at Arianzos (not far from…
Saint Xenia of Rome In the world Eusebia, was the only daughter of an eminent Roman senator. From her youth she loved God, and wished to avoid the marriage arranged for her. She secretly left…
Holy Apostle Timothy He was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra in Asia Minor. Saint Timothy was converted to Christ in the year 52 by the holy Apostle Paul (June 29). When the Apostles Paul…
Saint Maximus the Confessor He was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of…
Saint Euthymius the Great He came from the city of Melitene in Armenia, near the River Euphrates. His parents, Paul and Dionysia, were pious Christians of noble birth. After many years of marriage they remained…
Veneration of the Honorable Chains of the Holy and All-Praised Apostle Peter In about the year 42, on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ the…
In the Orthodox Church it is customary, on the day following the Great Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God, to remember those saints who participated directly in the sacred event. So, on…